Chapter 89: TS It’s a song buy a pretty girl, right? It’s natural to react like “What’s that voice.”

It’s obvious, but doing a live performance means singing and dancing in front of people.

And for that, I now attend dance lessons three times a week—Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

But that alone isn’t enough.

If I had the natural talent to reach the top without any training, it would be a different story. But I’m not some once-

in-a-generation genius.

I’m just an average person who needs to put in the effort to achieve my goals.

…Why am I bringing this up, you ask?

[Manager: When do you plan to start vocal training?]

Today, I finally received this message from my manager.

It felt like a final notice, leaving no room for escape.

If someone saw this, they might think I’m making too big of a deal out of nothing, especially since I’m not even a real idol.

But I can confidently say that’s not the case.

Even though it has lost some of its former glory, the VTuber world was once at the pinnacle of subculture.

It wasn’t just about streaming—many VTubers sang, danced, released albums, and embraced a culture akin to real

idols. That tradition continues to this day.

Just look at Natchan. She released her first album and is officially recognized as a music artist on Ontube.

So, for someone like me, who boldly declared my goal to do live broadcasts on stage in front of the Izutomo, skipping

vocal training wasn’t an option.

…If I had confidence in my skills, I might be able to skip vocal training. But that “confidence” would have to be at an

exceptionally high level.

And my current skills? They’re far from adequate.

Of course, I have the voice of a TS reincarnated girl, so my voice tone is undeniably attractive.

If I went to karaoke with classmates, I’d probably get comments like, “Your voice is amazing…”

But that level isn’t what I need right now.

In short, vocal training is absolutely necessary.

“W-What should I do…?”

[If you’re serious about doing live broadcasts, you need to fix your stuttering habit. Though, that won’t be easy.]

“Haaah…”

At Koga Yang’s firm words, I let out a deep sigh.

Doing live broadcasts.

Undergoing vocal training.

That means singing in front of other people.

Could I even do that? I wasn’t confident at all.

“I think I-I’ve improved compared to before, though…”

[Yeah. You’ve definitely gotten better. But the problem is that you still stutter.]

“You’re right…”

The reason I had been putting off vocal training was precisely because of that.

If I couldn’t sing properly due to stuttering, then vocal training would be meaningless.

I thought it’d be better to tackle the stuttering issue first before starting vocal training.

[In that case, how about doing some image training? Imagine yourself singing in front of others.]

“I already t-tried that.”

But I failed.

Just imagining someone listening to my singing made me so nervous that my mouth wouldn’t move.

[…Okay. Let’s think about this differently. You don’t always stutter when you speak, right? There are times during your streams when you speak just fine. When are those moments?]

“Hmm…?”

Moments when I don’t stutter…

“Well, when I’m talking to myself, and when I’m talking to my mom… Ah, not my family, just my mom.”

I still stutter a bit when talking to my sister.

[And when you’re talking about something you’re passionate about, you get excited and don’t stutter either.]

“…That’s true.”

[Then how about channeling those emotions when you sing? It might be hard to keep it up during conversations, but it should be easier to focus on it just for the duration of a song.]

“…Oh.”

It was quite a reasonable solution.

Surely, correcting everything step by step would be easier than trying to fix it all at once.

[Alright. Then why don’t we try practicing right now?]

“Eh?”

[Practicing this kind of thing is better with someone watching rather than doing image training alone. Go ahead and try it.]

It made sense, but why did it feel like I’d been tricked?

Still, doubting Koga for offering to help was wrong.

Doubting genuine goodwill is a bad thing.

“Alright… I’ll give it a try.”

The song I chose was “In the Black World,” the opening theme of Uncle.

I played the instrumental version on Ontube and shared the screen on Misscode so Koga could listen too.

“Phew…”

The intro started.

I was so tense I felt chills down my back, but there was no running away now.

Luckily, the full version of “In the Black World” had a long intro, giving me time to collect my thoughts.

Focus on the feelings I have when I don’t stutter, right?

Imagining the way I talk to myself wouldn’t work. I was too conscious of Koga listening.

So, I had to recall the emotions I felt when talking to my mom or discussing things I loved.

But the latter was also impossible.

When I talked about my favorite things, it was usually without much thought, so it wasn’t something I could control deliberately.

That left me with trying to channel the feeling of talking to my mom while singing…

Wait. Isn’t that weird?

Koga’s already in my “mama” position, yet I have to think of talking to my mom?

Isn’t that the same thing?

How can I think of talking to Mom when I’m literally talking to my mama?

It’s funny, isn’t it?

“Heh…”

[Izumi. The song already started.]

“A-ah, s-sorry…”

[…Looks like fixing everything perfectly from the start is hard after all.]

“I suppose so…”

Koga’s suggested solution was reasonable, but it wasn’t perfect.

Even if I tried recalling conversations with my mom, as soon as I realized I was singing for Koga, I’d start stuttering again.

The intervals between my stammers were so short that I must have sung less than half the song properly.

[But if we keep at it, you’ll gradually improve. You didn’t completely mess it up this time, at least.]

“…Th-then, h-how was the part I managed to sing?”

[Hm? …Well, honestly, it was kind of so-so.]

“W-what?”

How could a TS girl like me sing a song that was just so-so?

Koga must have been jealous of my perfect voice. That had to be it.

I’d forgive her with my generous heart…

[Just in case, I recorded it. Want to listen?]

And that’s how I learned today that I was slightly tone-deaf.

[[SkyTravel] Please don’t use harsh language #KaiNoIzumi#StarsFlow#SkyTravel#ST]

“Finally, the last challenge…”

I started in early January, and now, it was mid-February. Over a month had passed.

After all that time and effort, I’d finally earned the right to face ST’s final boss.

– I didn’t think you’d make it this far using only a katana.

– Mei-chan has the true spirit of a man.

“Didn’t I t-tell you? The katana is the strongest weapon.”

If a katana, filled with a man’s romantic ideals, wasn’t the strongest weapon, then what was?

Initially, even the Izutomo community mocked the katana heavily.

But over a month was more than enough time for them to recognize its true power.

Last time, when I accidentally equipped a pair of dropped dual swords, the chat went wild, calling me a “betrayer” for

abandoning the katana.

“Well then… L-let’s get started.”

As I spoke, I entered the command, and the final dungeon door creaked open.

Inside was a white-haired, bearded middle-aged man seated on a majestic throne, exuding an air of gravitas.

[So, you’ve made it here at last, human.]

“I’m a g-god too, you know?”

“That’s not what I meant, haha.”

[Why have you come to this place? Is it for honor or wealth? If not those, is there another reason?]

With the man’s words, a choice appeared on my screen.

[Because you abandoned me. / To kill the gods.]

…Both options seemed to lead to a fight no matter what.

But considering the story so far, the first choice felt more like the right one.

In ST, choosing the wrong option could make the boss fight absurdly difficult, so I had to be careful.

Challenging something hard could be fun, but since this was only my first playthrough, I wanted to take things step by step.

[The gods didn’t abandon humanity. Humanity abandoned the gods. And yet, you stand here unaware of this truth…! After betraying your faith!]

When I chose the first option, an enraged middle-aged voice roared out.

If saying I was abandoned could make him this angry, I couldn’t imagine how furious he’d be if I outright declared

my intent to kill him.

…But then again.

“So, s-so you’re sulking because humans didn’t play with you? And you’re a god? Pfft….”

-Hahaha
-This person really has no filter, even for gods.

“Let me remind you, I’m a proper water spirit myself…!”

The key difference, however, is that unlike these guys who were defeated and cast out by humans, Kaino Izumi, the

water spirit, had plenty of followers—’Izutomo.’

In other words, my rank as a god was higher than theirs.

[I’ve changed my mind. A god’s patience isn’t light enough to endlessly endure a mortal’s insults! Here and now, I will tear you apart and reset the world to its beginning!]

“Doesn’t this feel… odd? If you look at the story, didn’t the gods attack humans first and then lose? And yet they talk

as if they were being merciful. What’s with that?”

-True, that makes no sense.

-Gods getting put in their place by a self-proclaimed introvert-but-actually-social-butterfly JK like Mei-chan is hilarious.

[My name is Zeus! I shall bring the wrath of the heavens upon you!]

[Chief God Zeus]
[HP:?]

[Uwooooohhh!]

With Zeus’s war cry, lightning began to rain from the sky.

It didn’t just target my character—it struck randomly.

So the game wanted me to dodge all these lightning strikes and defeat him at the same time?

What an annoying and difficult pattern.

But, well, as a TS bishoujo, this was ridiculously easy for me.

“Also, listen. Zeus is called the chief god in Greek mythology, but he’s not really the strongest, right? There are even higher gods, like the Protogenoi…”

-Mei-chan is so smart.

“Hehe…”

[Die!]

“…Hah.”

For a so-called chief god who wasn’t even the strongest, to challenge the ultimate weapon of divine swords… how blasphemous.

Zeus, repent!